McNabK9

McNabK9 BSN, RN, APN

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  1. New Grad Public Health SF Bay Area

    McNabK9 replied to Rachel789's topic in Nursing Career

    Go to the SFDPH website. They have a process to create a master application for employment. Once you have created your application, you can search for

  2. Ways to Tell if a Psych Hospital Will Be Good To Workers

    McNabK9 replied to Willofthewisp's topic in General Nursing

    What makes psych nursing dangerous? Here is a list: understaffing ie how many licenses on the floor=RN or PT or LVN, poor training in policy=medication compliance, restraint physical and chemical...

  3. Assault and Restraint in the Psychiatric Setting

    McNabK9 replied to Eliziel's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked as a psych RN for the Department of State Hospitals and CDCR State of CA for the past 8 years both inpatient and outpatient. I want to address what your fiance can do to take care of...

  4. County Jails- Please tell me your experience

    McNabK9 replied to starmickey03's topic in Correctional

    Greetings, I have been a state of CA corrections nurse in mental health for the past eight years. Here is what I can share about jailhouse nursing based on what I have seen from admissions to the...

  5. Problem with Custody Sargents

    McNabK9 replied to stedfast01's topic in Correctional

    I work for the Department of State Hospitals. We are housed within one of the medical facilities for CDCR so I work around custody, but the boundaries are very defined because DSH and CDCR are two...

  6. Aspen University Online RN to BSN

    McNabK9 replied to nitch's topic in School, College Programs

    You are correct about the accreditation. In CA, they will not accept any of my work at Aspen, but I knew that going in. I'm an older RN so I am not looking to set the world on fire career-wise. It...

  7. Demand for Psych/Mental Health RNs

    McNabK9 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Greetings, I am a RN with the Department of State Hospitals, State of CA. Many years ago, this department transition from community psyche objectives to 99% patients found NGI and placed in one of...

  8. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Good

  9. RN-MSN program at Aspen University

    McNabK9 replied to mkdwhnpbc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am currently enrolled in Aspen RN to MSN. I am planning to take the proctored exam necessary to move on to grad school portion. There are two formats for the exam: multiple choice or essay. I...

  10. Any graduates OR applicants of Sonoma State University FNP program???

    McNabK9 replied to RosalynLee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Greetings, I do not have information to share about being waitlisted for this program. You wrote about being part time which alerted me and compelled me to comment. I started this program in my 3rd...

  11. Can a Psych Tech teach RNs Clinical Skill

    McNabK9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Greetings, I attended new employee orientation this week for the CA Department of State Hospitals. One of the topics was wound care. The educator/trainer that taught the course struggled with some...

  12. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Most nurses think in terms of "taking action", but in corrections nursing, the action you take is to make sure you are safe first before attending to the inmate involved. My action in this case would...

  13. Am I too old to be an RN.... or should I just stay an LPN?

    McNabK9 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I began RN school at 55 years. My age afforded advantages over my younger peers and opportunities to support them when needed. Considering there are more centenarians now than ever, and the numbers...

  14. Aspen University Online RN to BSN

    McNabK9 replied to nitch's topic in School, College Programs

    I know it can be unsettling to return to school after many years away. I am in the RN to MSN program at Aspen. Please know that the administration, leadership, and instructors really want you to...

  15. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Congratulations! It sounds like you have a good idea of what your patient demographic is, and you made the choice to be there. Here is some unsolicited free advice from me: I would read through...

  16. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Thank you all so much for these sample nursing interview questions. I'm a new grad RN and I have an interview in two weeks and I'm a little nervous about interviewing in front of a panel. My...

  17. Want to create a treatment plan for the nursing staff

    McNabK9 posted a topic in Correctional

    Greetings, I work in a forensic psych facility with mainly PC 1026 and PC 1370 patients. Occasionally we get a patient without mental illness but a personality disorder. Recently we received a 28...

  18. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    search correctional nursing on this site. Lori Schoenly administrates this subject on this site. Also, my experience, as an RN, which would probably apply to you as well, is: s/s hypo and hyper...

  19. Possible Friction with Senior Psych Techs

    McNabK9 replied to Nurse<3's topic in Psychiatric

    I am an RN at DSH and this is not the case where I work. The SPT's are definitely in charge of the unit and other psych techs but not the nurse. The nurse is the highest medical on the unit when the...

  20. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    McNabK9 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    I understand how you feel. I hope you do get the job. Working for the state of CA pays very, very well. The benefit package is unsurpassed and the employee pays very little towards it. If you...

  21. Has the job market gotten better for new grads?

    McNabK9 replied to debi49's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Curious about the "no thanks on Stockton"....are you referring to the newly opened CDC/CDCR/DSH facility on Arch Road? How

  22. What FNP program did you attend and did you like it?

    McNabK9 replied to Pug RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "I HIGHLY recommend Sonoma State University's FNP program (CA). The core faculty and director are incredibly supportive and helpful and they work hard to create a nurturing environment (more along...

  23. Hiring process at Napa State Hospital(NSH)

    McNabK9 replied to cincin1's topic in California Nursing

    OMG! I'm so glad I asked you about this! I cannot believe that you had to ask the lab to send your results! I will be calling them first thing in the morning. Also, regarding the PPD, I had one...

  24. Hiring process at Napa State Hospital(NSH)

    McNabK9 replied to cincin1's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for the info. I will do that. I was concerned that maybe the test results didn't even get to them. It was the place in Vallejo that is a part of Quest and I have had nothing but problems...

  25. Hiring process at Napa State Hospital(NSH)

    McNabK9 replied to cincin1's topic in California Nursing

    AmsPRN - I have a question for you. I took my physical and drug test exactly two weeks ago. I'm waiting to get a call to schedule my start date!! Can you tell me how long it was between your...